But Be Ye Doers of the Word: Moving beyond Performative Professional Development on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Dixson, Adrienne D.

doi:10.1080/00131725.2021.1957633

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“…As a result of such one-for-all constructions of diversity within teacher education as well as the performative nature of the implementation (Dixson, 2021), mainstream preservice teachers develop a limited understanding of diversity without learning to differentiate specific constructs of diversity. In a survey of 88 predominantly White preservice teachers' conceptions of diversity, Silverman (2010) found that preservice teachers' understandings of diversity and multiculturalism were ambiguous and undifferentiated.…”

Section: Pan-diversity and Equity Discourses In Teacher Preparation F...mentioning

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Pan-Diversity Integration as an Equity Trap: Lessons From Preservice Teachers’ Preparation for Teaching English Language Learners in a Predominantly White Institution in the United States

Jee

2021

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

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Background: Nationally, there is an overwhelming body of research that has revealed a systemwide underpreparedness of both pre- and in-service teachers who are predominantly White and monolingual for teaching English language learners (ELLs) throughout the United States. Despite various responses to address preservice teachers’ underpreparedness to teach ELLs, there has been a lack of transformative change in White mainstream preservice teachers’ preparation to teach ELLs, due to teacher education programs’ indiscriminate, pan-diversity approach to diversity as inclusive of all forms of difference, without explicitly attending to any form of difference such as those confronted by ELLs. This pan-diversity approach endorses generic fairness as sameness practices that may lead to equity traps that shape preservice teachers’ patterns of thinking and behavior that hinder the possibilities for creating equitable schools for children of color, including ELLs. Purpose: The widespread underpreparedness of teachers for ELLs suggests an urgent need to reexamine how teacher education programs are providing opportunities for learning about ELL-related knowledge and practice. The goal of this study is to understand 433 preservice teachers’ experiences of learning to teach ELLs in a predominantly White teacher education program under a pan-diversity framework. Research Design: A mixed-methods design that includes surveys and interviews was used to address two central research questions: What are preservice teachers’ perceptions of learning to teach ELLs in a predominantly White teacher education program that utilizes a pan-diversity framework? How do their opportunities to learn ELL-related content differ across subprogram groups? Quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods were used to analyze the data generated from the survey and interviews. Findings: Triangulation of our quantitative and qualitative data revealed systemic neglect of ELLs in both coursework and field practice in the teacher education curriculum, resulting in underpreparedness among the preservice teachers across the subprograms. The results indicate that the current pan-diversity integration approach has served as an “equity trap” that will preclude the preservice teachers from becoming successful with their future ELLs. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the critical need to eliminate the pan-diversity equity trap to systemically incorporate ELL issues within teacher education to not only transform preservice teachers’ deficit thinking about ELLs but also fill their knowledge and skill gaps for working with ELLs. The study has significant implications for teacher education programs to transform ELLs’ status from invisibility to rightful prominence in the program.

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Section: Pan-diversity and Equity Discourses In Teacher Preparation F...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Pan-Diversity Integration as an Equity Trap: Lessons From Preservice Teachers’ Preparation for Teaching English Language Learners in a Predominantly White Institution in the United States

Jee

2021

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

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“…After data analysis and revision, I also went back to the literature to find additional scholarship that confirms the idea of interwoven CRP emphasis as a key component to the instructional leadership that results in CRP implementation in literacy instruction, therefore, improved literacy educational experiences for Black and Brown students. Dixson (2021) discussed the critical importance for leaders to invest in supporting CRP implementation beyond providing workshops and professional development. Banks et al (1995) described an "empowering school culture," which emphasizes the importance of CRP support intertwined in the very culture of a school.…”

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“…Banks et al (1995) described an "empowering school culture," which emphasizes the importance of CRP support intertwined in the very culture of a school. Dixson (2021) concludes that researchers and practitioners need to be partners for CRP implementation to occur. These partnerships can help create organizational structures beyond just professional development sessions that enhance CRP implementation in instruction.…”

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School leaders’ perceptions of their support for culturally relevant literacy pedagogy in an urban elementary school

Griesel

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Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Pedagogies: Theoretical Underpinnings, Practical Value and Implications for Teacher Education

Benediktsson

2024

Migrant Youth, Schooling and Identity

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But Be Ye Doers of the Word: Moving beyond Performative Professional Development on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Cited by 14 publications

References 7 publications

Pan-Diversity Integration as an Equity Trap: Lessons From Preservice Teachers’ Preparation for Teaching English Language Learners in a Predominantly White Institution in the United States

Pan-Diversity Integration as an Equity Trap: Lessons From Preservice Teachers’ Preparation for Teaching English Language Learners in a Predominantly White Institution in the United States

School leaders’ perceptions of their support for culturally relevant literacy pedagogy in an urban elementary school

Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Pedagogies: Theoretical Underpinnings, Practical Value and Implications for Teacher Education

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